by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you are interested in infectious disease and global health, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. The sections below cover majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of infectious disease and global health, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology | 3 | 486 |
| Anatomy | 2 | 902 |
| Biostatistics | 2 | 1,546 |
| Cell Biology and Anatomy | 2 | 127 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4,488 |
| Developmental Biology and Embryology | 2 | 88 |
| Environmental Health | 2 | 1,269 |
| Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2 | 151 |
| Epidemiology | 2 | 3,053 |
| Medical Science/Scientist | 2 | 1,047 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Microbiology, General | 2,646 |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 961 |
| Microbiology and Immunology | 443 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other | 253 |
| Immunology | 220 |
| Virology | 16 |
| Mycology | 6 |
| Parasitology | 4 |
As a more focused area within Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, infectious disease and global health sits alongside related programs in that field.
More about our data sources and methodologies.